A jam submission

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Gnomon carries the Sundial, a weapon capable of destroying all life. What will he do with it?

Submitted by voxelith — 9 hours, 28 minutes before the deadline

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Judge feedback

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Hello Pirate Jammer, Thank you for the submission. Starting with my experience playing the game. It was sad and moody. Nothing tried to stop me and they were annihilated if the light went off and I didn't time my movements right. I didn't find out how to stop the sundial but that's the kind of end I would want for this character. The gameplay worked well and I didn't run into any major bugs. Some more UI or in-game indications when I'm going to erupt other than the endless beeping would be awesome. The music was lovely and set the mood well. I liked the art and animations. The gloomy atmosphere mixed with the bright flashes of light was a nice juxtaposition and even more highlighted the darkness. Your theme interpretation was excellent. Finally, the GDD you made was good, if you got some more thoughts and some nice formatting in there you might be able to build up an even cooler game in the long run. Even if those extra things didn't make it into the prototype, knowing more about what you wanted to do would have been cool. Thanks again!

Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1egppWBATE5nWc9VluQK4S9cjMVIl7sKaxrO86viSMno/edit?usp=sharing

Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes

Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes

Summarise your game!
This is a game where you are a superweapon named Gnomon. Yet you as the main character do not wish to use this weapon. Do what you can to keep from vaporizing innocent bystanders. If you detonate, it is game over.

WASD for movement, mouse for camera control, and click for most other controls.

Please explain how your game fits the theme:
As a superweapon, the main character not only has the ability to obliterate life in the immediate vicinity but also to end life (through detonation) worldwide.

Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
The 3D pixel art style and light/shadow gameplay elements.